Tips for Writing the Article
When you've completed all of the steps above and you're ready to write, download and open the following file for a guide on how to write and structure the article portion of the project.
3) Elie Wiesel Bio and intro to Night (see study guide handout)
2/11/09: MySkillsTutor Assignment
MySkillsTutor is an online tool that helps you practice different reading, writing, and grammar skills. Many of the questions you'll see are the type you should expect on standardized tests like the SAT and PSSA. You're going to complete two pretests: one for reading, and one for grammar review.
1) Go to the MySkillsTutor link. 2) Login is your 6-digit ID #. Password is your last name. 3) Complete the "Reading Comprehension Pretest" and "Sentence Structure Pretest". It doesn't matter what order you take them in. NOTE: This assignment will count for a grade, so take it seriously!
Holocaust Extra Credit / Scholarship Opportunity
NOTE that this assignment can also be used to submit to the following contest (see .pdf files for contest details)
Seminar Homepage
NOTE: This page is reserved for links and activities exclusive to the English 2 Seminar and American Studies 2 Seminar class.Quizlet for Unit 9 Vocab: http://quizlet.com/familiarize/703747/
Click on the link below to go to the Seminar Research Project Page:
Seminar Research Project: Learning from the Past
ASSIGNMENT for Tuesday, 5/5/09
(1) Complete activity #5 for the research project and print your word document: Seminar Research Project
(2) UNIT 8 VOCAB SET: When finished with activity #5, go to Unit 8 vocab set on quizlet: http://quizlet.com/114592/unit-8-level-e-flash-cards/
(Or you can search for "unit 8 vocab level e")
Unit 6 Vocab Level E:
http://quizlet.com/696422/unit-6-vocab-level-e-flash-cards/
"Voices of the Holocaust" Interview Project
DUE DATE FOR PROJECT IS WEDNESDAY, 3/11/091) Download and open the following file for an explanation of the project:
2) Then, download and open the following file and follow the directions to complete the project:
Resource Links
These are the links that you'll need to complete the project (they're also included in the above files):
Voices of the Holocaust
Virtual Tour of Auschwitz/Birkenau
Holocaust Memorial Museum
Tips for Writing the Article
When you've completed all of the steps above and you're ready to write, download and open the following file for a guide on how to write and structure the article portion of the project.
Examples of Written and Visual Portion
Here are some examples of somebody's work on the written portion:
And the Pages portion: [[file:English project 2:25.pdf]]
These are just to give you an idea of what you should be doing; yours may differ.
Night by Elie Wiesel
Introduction
1) The Holocaust: an Introduction:
2) Why study The Holocaust? Read
3) Elie Wiesel Bio and intro to Night (see study guide handout)
2/11/09: MySkillsTutor Assignment
MySkillsTutor is an online tool that helps you practice different reading, writing, and grammar skills. Many of the questions you'll see are the type you should expect on standardized tests like the SAT and PSSA. You're going to complete two pretests: one for reading, and one for grammar review.
1) Go to the MySkillsTutor link.
2) Login is your 6-digit ID #. Password is your last name.
3) Complete the "Reading Comprehension Pretest" and "Sentence Structure Pretest". It doesn't matter what order you take them in.
NOTE: This assignment will count for a grade, so take it seriously!
Holocaust Extra Credit / Scholarship Opportunity
NOTE that this assignment can also be used to submit to the following contest (see .pdf files for contest details)